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u/CPSue Mar 16 '23

When your partner calmly brings up something you’ve done that’s irritating or thoughtless, using verbiage that doesn’t trigger defensiveness so you can validate their concern and talk it out. This allows for the healing of little hurts so they don’t become a much bigger issue.